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Topfield TF 6000 PVRt User Manual

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Digital Terrestrial Receiver
Personal Video Recorder

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    TOPFIELD TF 6000 PVRt User Guide Digital Terrestrial Receiver Personal Video Recorder...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents iii Contents 1 Introduction Features ....... Controlling the digital receiver .
  • Page 4 iv Contents 3 Preference Settings Language settings ......17 Video and audio settings ..... . 19 3.2.1 Television standard .
  • Page 5 Contents v 6 Listing Services Editing the favourite list ..... . 39 How to use on-screen keyboard ....41 Transferring receiver data .
  • Page 6 vi Contents 8 Accessing to The Digital Receiver via The Internet Configuring the router ..... . . 62 8.1.1 To access from local area network .

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction The TF 6000 PVRt digital receiver is fully compliant with the international Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) standard, and can receive digital broadcasts. For its operation you need an antenna, which must be installed appropriately. NOTE In general we equate a channel with a frequency. Unlike ana- logue broadcasts, however, digital broadcasts are not all as- signed to their own frequencies;...

  • Page 8: Controlling The Digital Receiver

    2 Introduction • You can view information about the current television or radio programme. • Has an electronic programme guide that provides an overview of scheduled programmes. • You can update the firmware of the digital receiver to the latest version, provided by the manufacturer. •...

  • Page 9: The Front Panel

    1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 3 1.2.1 The front panel The front panel of the digital receiver has buttons to control the digital receiver, and specific lamps and a display to indicate its status. The following indicates what they mean. STANDBY button switches the digital receiver between standby mode and operation mode.

  • Page 10: The Remote Control

    4 Introduction 1.2.2 The remote control button switches the digital re- ceiver between standby mode and operation mode. mutes the sound. Press again to switch it back on. is not used in this model. switches the output of the TV SCART socket between the digital receiver and the device connected to the VCR SCART socket.
  • Page 11 1.2 Controlling the digital receiver 5 buttons decrease or increase the volume. They are also used to change values for menu options. displays the services list. See § 5.2.1 for more details. It is also used to select a menu item. displays the favourite lists.
  • Page 12 6 Introduction resumes normal playback speed, or displayes the progress bar for navigation on playback or time shift. To play a recorded programme, see button 35. is used to start reverse playback. Subsequent presses increase the rewind speed. is used to start fast motion playback. Subsequent presses increase the playback speed.

  • Page 13: Setup

    Chapter 2 Setup 2.1 Unpacking Before going any further, check that you have received the following items with your digital receiver. • Remote control unit • Two batteries for the remote control (AAA 1.5 V) • One power cord • One WLAN antenna for wireless local area network con- nection •...

  • Page 14: Safety Precautions

    8 Setup 2.2 Safety precautions Please read carefully the following safety precautions. • The mains power must be 90 to 250 volts. Check it before connecting the digital receiver to the wall outlet. For the power consumption of the digital receiver, refer to Table 2.1.

  • Page 15: Rear Panel Connections

    4.3 kg Operating temperature 0 to 45 °C Storage relative humidity 5 to 95 % 2.3 Rear panel connections The TF 6000 PVRt has a wide range of connections on the back panel. VIDEO WLAN ANT ANT 1 ANT 2...
  • Page 16 10 Setup AUDIO L/R Stereo audio output socket for the television set or the audio system. (white/red) Y/Pb/Pr Component video output socket for the television set. (green/blue/red) S-VIDEO Super video output socket for the tele- vision set. Audio and video output socket for the television set.

  • Page 17: Connecting Up Your Digital Receiver

    2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 11 Table 2.3: Connectors specifications VIDEO Composite video (CVBS) output AUDIO Left & right audio output S-VIDEO Super video (S-Video) output YPbPr Component video (YUV) output CVBS/S-Video/RGB/YUV video output Left & right audio output CVBS video output Left &...

  • Page 18: Connecting To Your Television

    12 Setup Normally you do that by using a loop cable to link from the RF LOOP 1 OUT connector to the ANT 2 connector. NOTE However, if you are in a weak signal area, or are using a signal amplifier with more than one output, you may achieve better results by connecting a cable from the antenna or amplifier directly to the ANT 2 connector rather than using the loop...
  • Page 19 2.4 Connecting up your digital receiver 13 To use the SCART connector For best results with a standard television set, you should use a SCART cable, plugging one end into the TV socket on the digital receiver and the other end into a free SCART socket on your television.

  • Page 20: Connecting To Your Video Cassette Recorder

    14 Setup To use the composite video connector You will need to obtain a composite video cable (RCA cable) to use the composite video connector. Plug one end of the cable into the VIDEO (yellow) socket on the digital receiver, and the other end into the matching socket on your television.

  • Page 21: Switching On For The First Time

    2.5 Switching on for the first time 15 You will need to obtain a SCART cable to use the auxiliary SCART connector. Plug one end of the cable into the VCR socket on the digital receiver, and the other end into the match- ing socket on your video cassette recorder or suchlike.
  • Page 22 16 Setup need to temporarily connect the composite video connector (VIDEO) to your television set so that you can see the on-screen menus in order to configure the video settings.

  • Page 23: Preference Settings

    Chapter 3 Preference Settings 3.1 Language settings You can select the language in which the menu would be dis- played. In addition to that, you can select which language of au- dio track and of subtitle track should be output. Select the System Setting Lan- guage Setting menu.
  • Page 24 18 Preference Settings Subtitle language Set the 1st Subtitle Language option and the 2nd Subtitle Lan- guage option to your desired languages. When you watch a programme, if the programme has a subtitle track of the lan- guage that is designated for the 1st Subtitle Language, it will be displayed.

  • Page 25: Video And Audio Settings

    3.2 Video and audio settings 19 3.2 Video and audio settings You have to configure the video and audio settings appropriately to your television set and other appliances. Select the System Setting A/V Output Setting menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.

  • Page 26: Video Cassette Recorder

    20 Preference Settings digital receiver linked to your television via this connector, you should set the Video Output option to your desired colour model. If you have connected via the RCA connector labeled VIDEO on the back panel, you do not have to set this option because the digital receiver outputs CVBS video through the RCA connector independent of the SCART connector.

  • Page 27: Sound Mode

    3.3 Local time setting 21 Otherwise, if you have a normal-screen television, set the TV Aspect Ratio option to 4:3. You cannot fully enjoy wide-screen programmes with your normal-screen television as the above figures show. The left figure shows a normal picture displayed in the normal screen. To watch wide-screen programmes in the shape like the centre figure, set the 16:9 Display Format option to Letter Box.

  • Page 28: Parental Control

    22 Preference Settings Select the System Setting Time Setting menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. You can set the clock manually or use the time signal, Green- wich Mean Time (GMT), carried as part of the digital television broadcast.
  • Page 29 3.4 Parental control 23 Table 3.1: Time offset table Time offset City 12:00 Eniwetok, Kwajalein 11:00 Midway Island, Samoa 10:00 Hawaii 09:00 Alaska 08:00 Pacific Time US, Canada 07:00 Mountain Time US, Canada 06:00 Central Time US, Canada, Mexico City 05:00 Eastern Time US, Canada, Bogota, Lima 04:00...
  • Page 30 24 Preference Settings Select the System Setting Parental Control menu. should see a screen like the left figure, and you will be asked your Personal Identifica- tion Number (PIN). The number is initially set to ‘0000’. To block programmes with undesired content for family view- ing, set the Censorship option to your desired level among the following: No block restricts no prorgramme.

  • Page 31: Adjusting The On-Screen Display

    3.5 Adjusting the on-screen display 25 information, your censorship setting will not take effect. If anyone is trying to watch a programme that is of or above the censorship setting, the person has to enter the personal identification number to override. To change the number, select the Change PIN Code menu;...

  • Page 32: To Turn On The Time Shift Feature

    26 Preference Settings 3.6 To turn on the time shift feature Time shift means that the most recent hour of the television ser- vice you are watching gets saved temporarily on the hard disk of the digital receiver. When this feature is enabled, you can reverse and pause live television as if playing back a recording.

  • Page 33: Service Search

    Chapter 4 Service Search After connecting up the digital receiver, you will need to per- form a service search. 4.1 Searching broadcasting services To perform service search, select the Installation Service Search menu. You should see a screen like the left figure. If you have an antenna booster, you should set the Antenna Sup- ply 5V option to On to supply...

  • Page 34: Resetting To Factory Settings

    28 Service Search transponder. To do that, set the Search Mode option to Manual, and then at the Channel option select your desired transponder. The number ranges from 6 to 12 in VHF and 28 to 69 in UHF. To search one service of a transponder, set the Search Mode option to Advanced, and at the PID option specify the PIDs of your desired service with the numeric buttons.

  • Page 35: Daily Usage

    Chapter 5 Daily Usage 5.1 Volume control Use the buttons to alter the volume to a com- fortable level. You may need to adjust the volume on your television set too. To temporarily switch off the sound, press button. Press it again to restore the sound to previous level.
  • Page 36 30 Daily Usage On the services list, you can see the service information: • Service number and name • Transponder information To select a desired service, put the highlight bar on its entry with the button and press the button; then it will be presented.

  • Page 37: The Favourite Services List

    5.2 Watching television 31 will be displayed. Put the highlight bar on a desired group and press the button. 5.2.2 The favourite services list You can select a service to watch on a favourite list as well as on the services list. To display the favourite lists, press the button.

  • Page 38: Viewing Programme Information

    32 Daily Usage the on-screen keyboard appears. Enter your desired name and save it. See § for how to use the on-screen keyboard. To delete a group or a service, press the button; then you get asked for confirmation. If you select Yes, it will be deleted. 5.2.3 Viewing programme information Pressing the button displays the information box, on which...

  • Page 39: Selecting Audio Tracks

    5.2 Watching television 33 Pressing the button once more displays detailed information about the current programme. To hide the information box, press the button. EXIT 5.2.4 Selecting audio tracks Some programmes are provided with audio tacks in one or more languages. Pressing the button displays available au- dio tracks.

  • Page 40: Viewing Electronic Programme Guide

    34 Daily Usage 5.3 Viewing electronic programme guide The Electronic Programme Guide shows the current and sched- uled programmes that are or will be available on each service with a short summary for each programme. Pressing the button dis- GUIDE plays the electronic programme guide, on which you can see the following:...

  • Page 41: Watching Multifeed Programme

    5.4 Watching multifeed programme 35 For instructions on setting up IceTV, please visit http://www. icetv.com.au/topfield. You can make a timer recording on the electronic programme guide. See § 7.1.3 for detailed description. 5.4 Watching multifeed programme Some broadcasts such as sports channels can provide a variety of perspectives on a programme at a same time.
  • Page 42 36 Daily Usage When you do this, you are no longer watching the live pro- gramme, instead you are watch- ing a delayed presentation of it. This is called time shifted tele- vision. Then, you can skip com- mercials until you catch up to the live broadcast.

  • Page 43: Using Picture In Picture

    5.6 Using picture in picture 37 • To make a recording of what is in time shift, see § 7.1.4. • To end time shift, press the button. The live pro- gramme will be presented. When time shift option is disabled and pause is kept for more than 10 seconds, the time shift feature will be switched on to stop you loosing part of the programme.
  • Page 44 38 Daily Usage 4. Pressing the button moves the sub-screen counter- clockwise, and pressing the button moves it clock- wise. 5. Pressing the button swaps the main picture with the sub-picture. Even when you play back a recording, you can watch a live programme in the sub-screen. However, you cannot swap the pictures in that case.

  • Page 45: Listing Services

    Chapter 6 Listing Services 6.1 Editing the favourite list You can make your own favourite services list. In fact, you can define multiple favourite services lists, each being a ‘group’ of chosen services. Select the Organizing Favorites menu. You should see a screen like the left figure.
  • Page 46 40 Listing Services You can add up to 30 groups. To add a group, select the NEW option in the group list; then the on-screen keyboard appears. See § for how to use the on-screen keyboard. To rename a group, put the highlight bar on the group entry you want and press the button;...

  • Page 47: How To Use On-Screen Keyboard

    6.2 How to use on-screen keyboard 41 6.2 How to use on-screen keyboard You can move the highlight key horizontally with the buttons and vertically with buttons. Press- ing the button on a key en- ters its letter in the input line. To type a space, select the Space key.
  • Page 48 42 Listing Services 1. Plug one end of a RS-232 cable (9 pin D- sub cable) into the RS-232 port on the dig- ital receiver, and the other end into the matching port on the other digital receiver. 2. Turn on the source digital receiver. 3.

  • Page 49: Recording And Playing

    You can record two different services while watching another if two of the services are provided through the same transponder The TF 6000 PVRt digital receiver has two tuners so that you can enjoy the following: • While playing a recording back, you can watch a service in the sub-screen using the picture-in-picture feature.

  • Page 50: Recording A Programme

    44 Recording and Playing 7.1 Recording a programme Once recording has started, a symbol like the left fig- ure will be displayed at the top right of the screen for a few seconds. When you are watching a service dif- ferent from the service being recorded, you can view a number on the center of the symbol, which indicates the order that the recording is started.
  • Page 51 7.1 Recording a programme 45 Pressing the button will pause the live show and begin time shifting within the current recording even with the Time Shifting option disabled. How- ever, it is still possible to pause a recording. After a recording is started, pressing the but- ton displays a menu like the left...

  • Page 52: Timer Recording

    46 Recording and Playing To stop recording, press the button; then a box like the left figure appears, which shows programmes currently be- ing recorded. If you select one, its recording will stop. While a recording is going on, you can watch or record another service.
  • Page 53 7.1 Recording a programme 47 To input a timer recording, select the Timer Setting menu; then the timer list will be displayed. To add a new timer event, press button, and a box like the left figure appears. Take the fol- lowing steps: 1.
  • Page 54 48 Recording and Playing 5. Set the Date option to a desired date, on which the digital receiver will turn on. The date format is day/month/year- day of the week. Set the Start Time option to a desired time, at which the recording will be started.

  • Page 55: Scheduling A Recording Using The Programme Guide

    7.1 Recording a programme 49 7.1.3 Scheduling a recording using the programme guide If the electronic programme guide is properly provided, you can make timer events on it. The instructions on how to make timer recordings using the elec- tronic programme guide are as follows: 1.

  • Page 56: File Archive

    50 Recording and Playing 1. Press the button to display the progress bar. 2. To move to the beginning of the desired scene, hold down button until it is reached. 3. Press the button to start recording. The time shift buffer from that position onwards will now be recorded.

  • Page 57: To Delete A Recording

    7.2 File archive 51 7.2.1 To delete a recording To delete a recording, put the highlight bar on it and press the button; then you are asked for confirmation. If you select Yes, it will be deleted. 7.2.2 To sort recordings To sort the recordings, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 58: To Rename A Recording

    52 Recording and Playing 7.2.4 To rename a recording To change the name of a recording, perform the following steps: 1. Put the highlight bar on a desired recording. 2. Press the button to display the additional options. 3. Select the Rename option, and the on-screen keyboard appears.

  • Page 59: To Navigate Using The Progress Bar

    7.3 Playing back a recording 53 During a playback, you can enjoy the following tricks: • To see the detailed information about the currently played recording, press the button; then the information box appears and shows its file name, playing duration, pro- gramme information, and so on.

  • Page 60: To Play In Slow Motion

    54 Recording and Playing 7.3.2 To play in slow motion To watch in slow motion during a playback, press the button. If you press it repeatedly, the playback speed changes in 3 steps: 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 times. To resume normal speed, press the button.

  • Page 61: To Play Back A Recording Repeatedly

    7.3 Playing back a recording 55 3. To jump forward to next bookmark, press the button. 4. To jump to first bookmark, press the button then the button. 5. To delete a bookmark, jump to it and then press the button.

  • Page 62: Editing A Recording

    56 Recording and Playing 2. Select each desired recording with the button. once a recording is selected, it gets numbered. 3. Press the button to start playback. 4. The selected recordings are played in the sequence that they are numbered. 5.

  • Page 63: Mp3 Playback

    7.6 MP3 playback 57 1. Start playback of a recording you want. 2. Move to a scene from which you want to start copy by holding down the button. 3. Press the button, then it will be copied in a new file which is named after the original recording with a suffix of ‘COPY’...

  • Page 64: Transferring Recording Files

    You can transfer files between the digital receiver and your computer via USB connection with Altair, which is a program used to transfer files. You can download it from the Topfield website, http://www.i-topfield.com. To transfer files, take the following steps: 1. Download the Altair programme and the USB driver from the Topfield website.

  • Page 65: Formatting The Hard Disk

    7.8 Formatting the hard disk 59 folders that are on the digital receiver, while the right panel shows files and folders that are on your computer. 2. To transfer files from the digital receiver to your com- puter, press the right arrow button ( 3.
  • Page 66 60 Recording and Playing CAUTION Formatting the hard disk will delete all files permanently. NOTE If a new hard disk drive is installed, it must be formatted because the file system of the digital receiver is different from any of the personal computer. You can neither record nor use time shift with an unformatted hard disk.

  • Page 67: Accessing To The Digital Receiver Via The Internet

    The following section describes complex functions that should only be used by owners with advanced computer knowledge. TF 6000 PVRt provides a web service and FTP service. You can make a timer recording or download a recording file using those services. Here you need a wireless router, which will connect the digital receiver to your computer or the Internet.

  • Page 68: Configuring The Router

    62 Accessing to The Digital Receiver via The Internet NOTE The web server and FTP server of the digital receiver don’t work in standby mode. So it must be powered up all the time if you wish to use the web service at any time. 8.1 Configuring the router In this section, the setup program of WRT54G, which is a router manufactured by Linksys, will be referred to as an exemplary...

  • Page 69: To Access From Internet

    8.1 Configuring the router 63 8.1.2 To access from Internet When you are away from home, you can access the digital receiver inside your home if your router is configured to route access to the digital receiver by means of port forwarding. Via this feature, your router will lead you to the digital receiver when you access your router with its IP address.

  • Page 70: Configuring The Digital Receiver

    64 Accessing to The Digital Receiver via The Internet 1. Make an account on a website providing DDNS service, which should be supported by your router. 2. Configure your router with the account so that it can communicate with the website. Whenever a new dynamic IP address is assigned to the router, it will inform the DDNS service provider of the new IP address.
  • Page 71 8.2 Configuring the digital receiver 65 IP configuration Select the Installation LAN Set- ting IP Configuration menu. You may assign a dynamic IP address to the digital receiver. To do so, set the DHCP option to On. You can view the dynamic IP address assigned to the digital receiver by your router at the WLAN Status menu.
  • Page 72 66 Accessing to The Digital Receiver via The Internet Advance configuration To configure the network envi- ronment for the digital receiver in detail, select the Installation LAN Setting Advance Configu- ration menu. The available values of each op- tion are as follows: Wireless Mode 1: 1 Mbps 2: 2 Mbps...
  • Page 73 8.2 Configuring the digital receiver 67 Profile To make profiles for various net- work connections, select the In- stallation LAN Setting Pro- file menu. The value of the Country Region option is applied to every profile in common. It is not possible to specify this option differently per profile.

  • Page 74: Accessing The Web Server

    68 Accessing to The Digital Receiver via The Internet To view or edit a profile, choose your desired profile at the Profile Name option and select the Edit Profile item. A profile consists of several op- tions. The available values of each option are as follows: Channel: 1 to 14 depending on the value of the Country Re- gion option only if the Network Type option is set to Ad...
  • Page 75 8.3 Accessing the web server 69 • View the system information of the digital receiver. NOTE It is recommended to use the Internet Explorer web browser in order to fully enjoy the above facilities. If you use a different web browser such as Netscape Navigator, some problems may occur.

  • Page 76: Accessing The Ftp Server

    70 Accessing to The Digital Receiver via The Internet NOTE The maximum number of user connections is only one. This means that you cannot access the web server while someone else is occupying it. 8.4 Accessing the FTP server You need a FTP client program to access the digital receiver’s FTP server.
  • Page 77 8.4 Accessing the FTP server 71 You can log into the FTP server with the user name and pass- word specified in the WLAN Setting menu. For how to config- ure the WLAN settings, refer to § 8.2. NOTE The maximum number of user connections is only one. This means that you cannot access the FTP server while someone...
  • Page 78 72 Accessing to The Digital Receiver via The Internet else is occupying it.

  • Page 79: Firmware Update

    However, a new firmware may be released to improve the digital receiver. You can get the latest firmware and an update utility which runs on most versions of Windows from the Topfield website, http://www.i-topfield.com. 9.1 Checking the firmware information You have to check the firmware...
  • Page 80 74 Firmware Update NOTE You can only update with firmwares of which system identifi- cation is identical to that of yours. Otherwise you will fail in firmware update.

  • Page 81: From Your Computer Via Usb Port

    You can transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer by connecting them with a USB cable. You need TFDN USB, a firmware transfer utility for this, which is available from the website, http://www.i-topfield.com. To update the firmware with this method, perform the follow- ing steps: 1.

  • Page 82: From Your Computer Via Rs-232 Port

    It is possible to transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver from your computer by connecting them with a RS-232 cable. You need TFD-Down, a firmware transfer utility for this, which is available from the website, http://www.i-topfield.com. To update the firmware with this method, perform the follow- ing steps: 1.

  • Page 83: From Another Digital Receiver Via Rs-232 Port

    9.4 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port 77 9.4 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port It is possible to transfer the firmware from the digital receiver to another same digital receiver by connecting them with a RS- 232 cable. To update the firmware with this method, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 84: Index

    78 INDEX Index 16:9, Auto, 16:9 Display Format, 1st Audio Language, 1st Subtitle Language, Button, 2nd Audio Language, 2nd Subtitle Language, Censorship, 4:3, Center extract, 802.11 B/G Protection, Change PIN Code, Channel, A/V Output Setting, Channel, AC INPUT, Country Region, 67, Access Control, Cut, Activate,...
  • Page 85 Find, 75, PAL, Format Hard Disk, Parental Control, Password, Gateway, picture-in-picture, PID, HEXA, PIN, port forwarding, Info Box Display Time, Profile, Info Box Position, Profile Name, information box, progress bar, IP Address, IP Configuration, 62, IRD Status, Radio, Record, Key, Record continue, Key Type, Record pause,...
  • Page 86 80 INDEX stereo, WLAN ANT, Subnet Mask, WLAN Setting, subtitle, WLAN Status, System ID, System Setting, 25, Y/Pb/Pr, teletext, TFD-Down, TFDN USB, Time, time format, Time Offset, Time Setting, 22, Time Shifting, 26, 36, timer list, Timer Setting, Total block, Transfer Data to Other IRD, Transfer Firmware to Other IRD, transponder,...
  • Page 88 Correct disposal of this product This marking shown on the product or its literature indicates that it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life. To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources.

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